Concept information

waste > type of waste > space waste

Preferred term

space waste  

Definition

  • Nonfunctional debris of human origin left in a multitude of orbits about the earth as the result of the exploration and use of the environment lying outside the earth's atmosphere.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/7972

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